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Tavolo 2

Thomas & Michou invite you to our inaugural fete “Tavolo”. A Quarterly Art Dinner Series Featuring Color Story Judith Tani & Andres Ferrandis Having split their time between New York a...

The Perfect Master Bedroom

When it comes to our home, the master bedroom should be our retreat. Somewhere where we can relax, decompress, and just escape for our hectic days. Now, most people who are not experts at designin...

The Art of a Formal Dinner Setting

  Have you ever had the need, or yearning, to host a formal dinner party? If you are new to this, you probably have anxiety just thinking about it. A formal dinner setting traces back centuries i...

Venice

Where the entire Otium Collection is produced.  Not a bad place to go for work.   Have a great Holiday weekend. 

Sonoma

I recently spent a lovely long weekend in Sonoma County, California. I was there for a wedding at Grace Ranch (I am designing a chandelier for the barn), but found plenty of time to steal away for...

Collective "design" Consciousness

I have a somewhat irrational design fear. Maybe I am putting too much thought into this but the more I am courted by or brought into design studios I am confronted with the portfolio of ideas. As ...

Golden Mean or Ratio

Can a designer ever stop designing?   While at Sandy Hook beach on the Jersey shore I was abruptly brought back to the reality of my design past and my relationship with the “Golden Mean.” How? By...

Facts on Hanging a Chandelier

One of the first things we notice when we walk into a space is the chandelier. Sometimes we see that jaw dropping feature that takes our breath away, but there are those times we are either overwhe...

David Webb and the Zodiac

Last Thursday, Dec 5th Michou and I were invited to Doyle Auction House for a book signing for the legendary jeweler David Webb. All I could think about is how Art imitates life.  Currently I am t...

Restoration Hardware and Luxury...

Last Friday Michou and I ventured over to the new Restoration Hardware. Restoration Hardware, which has reinvented it self twice since launching is really staying ahead of the curve by offering at...